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Georgina Dorsett ( nee Peters )

Added: 21 Jan 2018 13:45 GMT

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Post by Georgina Dorsett ( nee Peters ): Thrift FarmMy parents moved to 1 Thrift Farm lane Borehamwood in 1947 from London, the farm was next to their house, it was a dirt track leading to the house. In front of our house was a cornfield we often had pigs come in our front garden and i would walk to the farm to see the animals particularly the sheep. They built a tarmac road when Holmshill school was built, and we no longer had a wonderful view of lovely cornfields was such a shame.

Scott Hatton

Added: 19 Dec 2017 20:11 GMT

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Post by Scott Hatton: 12 Wansford Park, WD6We moved to 12 Wansford Park during August 1960, moving out during 1967.

My parents had managed to wangle themselves into a house in London W10 which was due to be demolished by the local council. Thus the council moved them into a much better place (inside toilet!) opposite Tempsford Green in Borehamwood.

Lesley carlton

Added: 26 Nov 2017 22:52 GMT

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Post by Lesley carlton: Embry Drive, HA7I use to live in embry drive when it was an RAF station with my family and I went to Belmont school.cm

John Morton

Added: 17 Nov 2017 14:36 GMT

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Post by John Morton: Manor Way, WD6I remember the following shops along Manor Way: Martins, Bishop’s, the Co Op and Dewhurst.

Ron

Added: 24 Sep 2017 22:22 GMT

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Post by Ron: ColindaleThe leather business and ’Leatherville’ was set up by Arthur Garstin, not GARSTON.
:o)

Scott Hatton

Added: 30 Jun 2017 15:58 GMT

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Post by Scott Hatton: BorehamwoodI was brought up in Borehamwood - first in Wansford Park and later in Theobald Street.

Irene Smith

Added: 30 Jun 2017 15:46 GMT

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Post by Irene Smith: Keystone Passage, WD6My mother worked at Keystones in the 1940 before she was married.

She later worked at home which a lot of people did. You would often see people walking around Boreham Wood with boxes filled with piecework for the factory.

LDNnews

Added: 19 Nov 2018 23:40 GMT

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Borehamwood is a town of approximately 30 000 residents in southern Hertfordshire, just outside London, and part of the London commuter belt.

Borehamwood, more commonly called Boreham Wood before the LCC estate was built, is part of the borough of Hertsmere. The town is often associated with the nearby village Elstree (being part of the ancient parish of Elstree), the two still share a local council, now called the Elstree and Borehamwood Town Council.

The A1 passes just to the east of the town, and the M25 passes about two miles north of it.

Since the 1920s, the town has been the location of several film studios. The former British National Studios on Clarendon Road are now the BBC’s Elstree Television Studios. One of BBC’s popular soaps, EastEnders, is produced at the BBC studios, as well as popular medical drama Holby City. ’Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’, ’Big Brother’ and major feature films are filmed at the Elstree Studios in Shenley Road.

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Aberford Park: Aberford Park lies in Brook Road, Borehamwood.ABPC Elstree Studios: British National Pictures Ltd purchased 50 acres of land on the south side of Shenley Road and began construction of two large film stages in 1925. The first film produced there was Madame Pompadour in 1927.Add an address: How to add an address to The Underground MapAldenham Park: All Saints Church: All Saints church is Church of England, built in the Jacobean style and was consecrated in 1910.Allum Hall: Allum Hall was a community centre and lately a venue.Ark Theatre: The Ark Theatre was situated on the site of Hertsmere Upper school.Barham House: Barham (Boreham) House was once one of the most prominent properties in Elstree.Barnet Grass Speedway: Barnet Grass Speedway was active between 1929 and 1936, next to the recently constructed Barnet By Pass.BECC Children’s Centre: The Borehamwood and Elstree (BECC) Children’s Centre opened in 2008.Boreham Wood Baptist Church: The Baptist Church, situated on the corner of Furzehill Road, opened on 14 July 1911.Boreham Wood Football Club Ground: Boreham Wood Football Club is based at Meadow Park, Borehamwood.Borehamwood: Borehamwood is a town of approximately 30 000 residents in southern Hertfordshire, just outside London, and part of the London commuter belt.Borehamwood Link Children’s Centre: The Borehamwood Link Children’s Centre opened in 2007.British and Dominion Studios: In 1930 British and Dominion bought three new sound stages from British International Pictures Ltd on the adjoining site before their construction was completed. Bullbaiters Farm: Bullbaiters Farm near Boreham Wood was originally called Bullbeggar's Farm - Bullbeggar meaning 'hobgoblin' or 'scarecrow'.Campions School: Campions School was a former school in the north of Borehamwood.Cowley Hill School: Cowley Hill Primary School accepts pupils between the ages of 3 and 11.Cranes Farm: Cranes Farm was a farm in Boreham Wood.Cressalls Farm: Cressalls Farm was a Boreham Wood farm on Theobald Street.Elstree and Borehamwood: Elstree (and Borehamwood) station, constructed in 1868, has undergone a series of name changes.Elstree Brick & Tile Company: Elstree Brick Works ran from 1865 until 1915.Ewhurst Manor: Ewhurst Manor stood at 37 Furzehill Road.Froghall Cottages: Frog Hall Cottages were built in the late 1860s along Barnet Lane.Furzehill School: Furzehill School was one of the original schools of Boreham Wood, opening in 1912.Green Street: Green Street was once a separate village from Borehamwood but is now on the edge of its urban area.Green Willows: The Green Willows pub seems to have existed from 1871 until the turn of the twentieth century.Hertsmere Jewish Primary School: Hertsmere Jewish Primary School is a mixed voluntary-aided primary school which accepts students between the ages of 3 and 11.Hertswood Academy: Hertswood Academy (formerly Hertswood School) is a coeducational secondary school which gained academy status in January 2013.
Hillside: Hillside was the childhood home of Sir Richard Burton.Hillside School: Hillside School existed between 1939 and 2000.Holmshill School: Holmshill School was a secondary school in Borehamwood.Kenilworth Primary School: Kenilworth Primary School accepts girls and boys between the ages of 3 and 11.Keystone Passage, WD6: Keystone Passage commemorates the Keystone factory.Leggatt’s Farm: Leggatt’s Farm stood opposite Cowleyhill Farm.Manor Farm: Manor Farm was originally a farm in Boreham Wood.Meadow Park: Meryfield Primary School: Meryfield Primary School is a mixed primary school which opened in 1954.MGM Studios: Amalgamated Studios Ltd constructed a large studio on the north side of Elstree Way between 1935 and 1937. The company was unable to meet the cost and sold out to Arthur Rank.Monksmead Primary School: Monksmead Primary School was opened in 1958 and welcomes boys and girls up to the age of 11.Mops and Brooms: Nelson Cottage, Well End, is a two storey two bay timber framed house dating from c1600. It became a beer house in 1841.Neptune House: Neptune House, built as part of the ATV studios, is now part of the BBC studios.Neptune Studios: The Neptune Film Company opened the first studios in Borehamwood in 1914. It contained just a single small windowless stage (the first dark stage in England), relying entirely on electricity from a gas powered generator for lighting.Newberries Primary School: Community school (Primary) which accepts students between the ages of 4 and 11.Nicoll Farm: Nicoll Farm is one of the earliest locations recorded in the Borehamwood area.On This Day in London: 5 November
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Parkside Community Primary School: Parkside Community Primary School is a mixed foundation school which accepts students between the ages of 3 and 11.Radlett Preparatory School: Radlett Preparatory School is a mixed independent school which accepts students between the ages of 4 and 11.Red Lion: The Red Lion was one of two pubs in Green Street.Rowley Lane Sports Ground: Saffron Green Primary School: Saffron Green is a community primary school which accepts students between the ages of 3 and 11.Shenley Road water tank: Shenley Road tank was a fire prevention feature of Boreham Wood.St Teresa Roman Catholic Primary School: St Teresa Primary School is Borehamwood’s Roman Catholic Primary School.Stirling Corner: Stirling Corner is the road junction of the A1 Barnet Bypass and Barnet Lane. Studio 70: Studio 70 was the main cinema in Borehamwood between the 1930s and the 1980s.Summerswood Primary School: Summerswood Primary School is a mixed community school which accepts pupils between the ages of 3 and 11.Tee Shaped Wood: Tee Shaped Wood was a woodland in the fields of Boreham Wood.Tempsford Green: Tempsford Green was created from an area of rough ground in 1951.Thatched Barn: The Thatched Barn motel was built alongside the new Barnet By Pass in 1932.The Artichoke: The Artichoke was a pub on Elstree Hill North until about 2012.The Crown: The Crown was the main pub in Borehamwood until 2010.The Elstree UTC: University technical college (Secondary) which accepts students between the ages of 14 and 19. Admissions policy: Comprehensive (secondary).
Thrift Farm: Thrift Farm was a farm in Boreham Wood.Villa Capri: The Villa Capri stood on Allum Lane opposite contemporary Tauber Close.Whitehall Studios: A single large stage was built in Station Road, Borehamwood in 1928 by Whitehall Films Ltd but the company was wound up in 1930. Whitehouse Farm: Whitehouse Farm was situated along Furzehill Road.Woodlands Primary School: Woodlands Primary is a mixed community school which accepts students between the ages of 3 and 11.Yavneh College: Yavneh College was established in 2006 when it contained just 93 year 7 pupils on a £35m campus which was designed for 1000.Yavneh Primary School: Yavneh Primary School accepts students between the ages of 4 and 11.

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